KRIS-TV

KRIS-TV
Channels
Branding
  • KRIS-TV 6, KRIS 6, KRIS-TV (pronounced "Chris")
  • KRIS 6 News, 6 News
Programming
Affiliations
Ownership
Owner
KZTV, K22JA-D
History
First air date
May 22, 1956 (68 years ago) (1956-05-22)
Former channel number(s)
  • Analog: 6 (VHF, 1956–2009)
  • Digital: 13 (VHF, 2004–2022)
  • Both secondary:
  • ABC (1956–1964)
  • Fox (1989–1991)
Call sign meaning
Corpus K(C)hristi
Technical information[3]
Licensing authority
FCC
Facility ID25559
ERP1,000 kW[1]
HAAT295 m (968 ft)
Transmitter coordinates27°45′32.9″N 97°36′27.3″W / 27.759139°N 97.607583°W / 27.759139; -97.607583
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.kristv.com

KRIS-TV (channel 6) is a television station in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company alongside low-power dual Telemundo affiliate/independent station K22JA-D; Scripps also provides certain services to CBS affiliate KZTV (channel 10) under a shared services agreement (SSA) with SagamoreHill Broadcasting. The three stations share studios on Artesian Street in downtown Corpus Christi; KRIS-TV's transmitter is located in Robstown, Texas.

  1. ^ a b "Channel Substitution/Community of License Change". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission. February 11, 2021. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "Report & Order", Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, April 5, 2021, Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KRIS-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.